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Read More 12.09.11 Thomas Curtin '11 Named National Finalist in American Constitution Society National Student Writing Competition Thomas Curtin '11, a first-year associate in the Financial Restructuring Group at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, was named a National Finalist in the Constance Baker Motley National Student Writing Competition run by the American Constitution Society (ACS) and the University of Pennsylvania. Read More 12.09.11 Homeless Appellate Rights Project (HARP) Introduces New Pro Bono Project On October 18, the Homeless Appellate Rights Project (HARP) presented its new pro bono project for BLS students interested in becoming involved in homeless rights advocacy. Read More 12.06.11 Professor David Reiss Comments on the Rise of Credit Card Usage in Forbes Although major banks are pleased with the renewed trend of credit card usage over debit cards, the Consumer Finance Protection Board (CFPB) seeks to educate consumers on the potential dangers of high credit card balances. Read More 12.05.11 Professor Steven Dean on Tax Deregulation The focus of Professor Steven Dean's most recent article, "Tax Deregulation," in the NYU Law Review, sounds pretty straightforward. Read More 12.05.11 LAW and OUTLaws Co-Host Discussion on Race, Class, Sexual Orientation, and Domestic Abuse On October 13, LAW and OUTLaws co-hosted "Mapping Dimensions of Abuse," a discussion exploring the roles of race, class, culture, and sexual orientation in domestic violence. Read More 12.05.11 Professor Lisa Smith Comments on Child Sex Abuse Scandals in Philadelphia Inquirer In light of recent child sex abuse scandals about the former coaches at Pennsylvania State University and Syracuse University, Professor Lisa Smith, an expert in domestic violence and sex crimes, spoke to the Philadelphia Inquirer about the importance of reporting abuse. Read More 11.30.11 Professor Neil Cohen Leads Group to Prepare Uniform Commercial Code Report On November 14, the Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code (PEB) issued its report, "Application of the Uniform Commercial Code to Selected Issues Relating to Mortgage Notes." Read More 11.30.11 Animal Rights: Property or Legal Personhood? On November 11, the Brooklyn Law School Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (BLS SALDF) hosted a dinner with Professor Steven Wise of Vermont Law School, who gave a passionate lecture about the nonhuman animal rights movement. Read More 11.28.11 BLS-ACLU Addresses International Law in U.S. Courts The BLS-ACLU recently hosted Steven Watt, senior staff attorney at the ACLU Human Rights Program, to discuss the function of international law in U.S. courts. Read More 11.22.11 City Council Speaker Quinn Addresses Reproductive Justice Issues in New York On November 9, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Marjana Banzil, Director of Dr. Emily Women's Health Center, spoke to students about reproductive justice issues in New York, including the legal and practical challenges women continue to face long after abortion was legalized in 1973. Read More 11.21.11 Spotlight on Federalist Society Student Events Among the 40 student organizations at the Law School, the Federalist Society has put together an active roster of programs to facilitate discussion among students. Read More 11.21.11 William Hellerstein Honored by The Legal Aid Society Professor Emeritus William Hellerstein, who retired in the fall of 2010 after 25 years of service to the Law School, was honored by the Legal Aid Society at its 40th anniversary Prisoner's Rights Project reception held on November 15th at offices of Davis Polk and Wardwell. Read More 11.21.11 Adam Blander '13 Wins National Law Review Student Writing Competition Adam Blander '13 has won The National Law Review (NLR) Winter 2011 Student Legal Writing Contest for his note, "Ford Motor Credit Company v. Chesterfield County: Reading Constitutional Fairness And Supply Side Economics Into The Virginia Tax Code," a topic about which he wrote for a Brooklyn Law Review competition. Read More 11.18.11 Professor Robin Effron on Wal-Mart v. Dukes in Westlaw Journal Expert Commentary Series In a recent Westlaw Journal Expert Commentary Series, Professor Robin Effron discussed the impact of Wal-Mart v. Dukes on commonality in class action cases. Read More 11.16.11 Professor David Reiss Comments on High Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Executive Salaries in the International Business Times One day after Congress suspended the compensation packages of top executives at companies that received federal bailout funds, representatives from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac defended their high salaries. Read More 11.15.11 Professor Rebecca Kysar's Scholarship is Referenced in The Atlantic A recent op-ed in The Atlantic explores how the propsal to sunset all federal regulations by Republican presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry would actually affect legislation. Read More 11.14.11 Visiting Scholar Presents Paper on the U.K.'s Initiative to Foster Financial Stewardship at IBL Economic Law Forum International Business Law (IBL) Fellows regularly meet to hear form experts in the field of financial regulation and reporting. Read More 11.14.11 Sparer Fellows Discuss the Inequity of Criminal Justice Debt Every month, Edward V. Sparer fellows attend a lunch to hear from speakers about public interest law. Read More 11.14.11 Professor David Reiss Comments on the Influence of Wall Street on Municipal Bankruptcies In a recent article, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution explored the differences between Wall Street-engineered upgrades to water and sewer systems in Atlanta and Birmingham. Read More 11.14.11 Professor Jason Mazzone Discusses New Book Copyfraud on TorrentFreak Blog In an article for the popular tech blog, TorrentFreak, Professor Jason Mazzone discussed his new book Copyfraud, which explores the abuses of intellectual property law by copyright owners claiming more rights than they are legally given. Read More 11.10.11 Colin Hedrick '13 Awarded LeGal's Judicial Internship Fellowship The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association of New York (LeGal) selected Colin Hedrick '13 as a 2011 fellow of the Dr. M.L. "Hank" Henry Jr. Fund for Judicial Internships Program. Read More 11.10.11 National Jurist Ranks BLS Among Top Law Schools for Externships The National Jurist ranked Brooklyn Law School seventh in the nation among law schools that offer externships. Read More 11.08.11 Brooklyn Named the "Coolest City on the Planet" Located at the intersection of Brooklyn Heights' beautiful historic district, the Brooklyn Civic Center, and downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Law School has long been at the heart of a distinctive legal, cultural, social, and visually stunning neighborhood, and is one that draws visitors from around the world. Read More 11.08.11 Foreign-Trained Lawyers Bring Excitement and Diversity via New LL.M. Program Brooklyn Law School's new LL.M. program was recently ranked in The New York Law Journal Reader Rankings as the second best program in New York. Read More 11.07.11 Erin Shinneman '11 Places Second in Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing Erin Shinneman '11, a first-year associate in the commercial litigation group at Chadbourne & Parke, placed second in the 18th annual Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation's Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing Competition. Read More 11.02.11 Fred Feingold '69 Makes Tax Law Come Alive at International Economic Forum International business law (IBL) students had the opportunity to hear from Fred Feingold '69, senior partner at Feingold & Alpert and international tax law expert, on a range of issues related to tax law at a recent international economic forum sponsored by the Dennis J. Block Center for International Business Law. Read More 11.02.11 BLS-ACLU and Muslim Law Student Association Co-Host Discussion on NYPD's Mosque Surveillance Brooklyn Law School's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Brooklyn Muslim Law Student Association co-hosted an event in response to a recent Associated Press (AP) investigation that found that the NYPD had gathered domestic intelligence in Muslim communities in ways that would violate civil liberties. Read More 11.02.11 Public Service Office Introduces Students to Public Defenders to Learn More About Defense Work On October 10, Scott Ruplinger '10, a staff attorney at Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS), and Adam Heyman of the Legal Aid Society (LAS), spoke at a Public Service Office event designed to introduce students public defense work and how to apply for internships and jobs. Read More 11.01.11 Professor Jonathan Askin Compares Occupy Wall Street Movement to Digital Startups In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, Professor Jonathan Askin defends the fluid and catch-all message of the Occupy Wall Street movement, comparing it to the modern format of digital startups. Read More 10.26.11 Graduates and Students Participate in BLS Mentoring Program, Forge New Partnerships On October 11, Brooklyn Law School held its 19th Annual Mentor Program Reception at Duane Morris LLP. Partners at the firm, Michael Grohman '83, a member of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association, and Fred Cohen '67, a member of the Board of Trustees were gracious hosts. Read More 10.26.11 Bowen Ranney '11 Argues Case Before Second Circuit Court of Appeals Bowen ("Bo") Ranney '11 recently graduated from Law School, but his work with Professor Ursula Bentele's Capital Defender and Habeas Clinic wasn't finished. Read More 10.24.11 The Lawyers Weekly Discusses Professor Lawrence Solan's Article on Insurance Policy Interpretation In a recent issue, Canadian legal magazine The Lawyers Weekly compared insurance policy interpretation practices in Canada versus the United States. Read More 10.20.11 Professor Roberta Karmel Discusses the SEC and Proxy Access in New York Law Journal Op-Ed In an op-ed for the New York Law Journal, Professor Roberta Karmel urges the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow corporations to handle all proxy access. Read More 10.14.11 Brooklyn Law School Alumni Among Top New York Super Lawyers Three hundred and twenty-six Brooklyn Law School graduates were recognized in the annual New York Edition of Super Lawyers Magazine, which featured Gerald Shargel '69 on the cover. Read More 10.14.11 Professor Jonathan Askin on "Occupy Wall Street" and the "What If?" Generation in Huffington Post Op-Ed In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, Professor Jonathan Askin discusses how the "Occupy Wall Street" protests spreading across the nation is an accurate reflection of the digital age. Read More 10.14.11 U.S. Customs Commissioner Alan Bersin Gives the Ira M. Belfer Lecture: Discusses the Challenges of Border Protection in a Post-9/11 World On October 6, Alan Bersin, Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security, gave the Ira M. Belfer Lecture at Brooklyn Law School, addressing the challenges his department faces in a post-9/11 world. Read More 10.13.11 Newly-Created Pro Bono Project, FLAG, Offers Assistance to Foreclosed Homeowners Nathan Wilson '12, a former chef and carpenter, was an intern with the Volunteer Lawyers Project in their Foreclosure Prevention Program when he was struck by the lack of information given to homeowners facing foreclosure. "There was this huge information gap," he said. Read More 10.13.11 Amy Hsieh '11 Wins Georgetown University Law Center's Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship to Practice Policy Work on Behalf Women Living with HIV/AIDS Amy Hsieh '11 was awarded the prestigious Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship from Georgetown University Law Center, the first for a Brooklyn Law School graduate. The fellowship is designed to provide professional development opportunities for attorneys who are dedicated to using their legal talents to advance women's rights. Through this fellowship, Hsieh will advocate on behalf of women living with HIV/AIDS in international communities by working at the public interest organization, ICW Global (International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS). Read More 10.13.11 Professor Effron to Present Paper on Procedural Reform at AALS Annual Meeting Professor Robin Effron's forthcoming paper, The Shadow Rules of Joinder, was chosen to be presented at the AALS Civil Procedure Section Panel to be held in Washington D.C. in January, 2012. Read More 10.13.11 American Constitution Society Addresses the Execution of Troy Davis On October 5th, the American Constitution Society (ACS) hosted a discussion about the controversial execution of Troy Davis. Despite serious doubts being raised over the soundness of his conviction, Davis, 42, was executed by lethal injection on September 21 for the 1989 killing of an off-duty police officer. Read More 10.13.11 New York Law Journal Readers Rank BLS LL.M. Program Second Best Brooklyn Law School's new LL.M. program was voted "Best general LL.M. program" behind Columbia University in the New York Law Journal Reader Rankings. Read More 10.12.11 Professor Jonathan Askin on "Occupy Wall Street" Protests in the Christian Science Monitor In a recent article, the Christian Science Monitor examines how social media became a driving force for the growth and spread of "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrations. Read More 10.10.11 Professor Mazzone Publishes New Book, Copyfraud, Addresses Overly Broad Claims to Intellectual Property Rights "Intellectual property law in the United States does not work well and it needs to be reformed," Professor Jason Mazzone argues in his new book, Copyfraud and Other Abuses of Intellectual Property Law, published by Stanford University Press. Read More 10.07.11 Brooklyn Law School Hosts Philosophy and Linguistics Law Series Brooklyn Law School will host a series of interdisciplinary talks from October 10-20, 2011 focused on how linguistics and philosophy intersect with the interpretation of the law. Drawing on the expertise of distinguished scholars in the area, the Center for Law Language and Cognition and the Philosophy and Linguistics Society (PLS) will co-host a series of talks designed to address cutting edge issues in this area of law. Read More 10.05.11 Puichun (Jane) Li '12 Wins NYC Bar's Diversity Essay Competition Brooklyn Law School congratulates Jane Li '12 on her first place essay in the Michael Oshima Diversity Law Student Essay Competition of the New York City Bar Committee on Minorities in the Profession. Read More 10.05.11 Ilan Wong, '12 Receives NYS Bar Internship to work at FINRA This past summer, Ilan Wong '12, had the opportunity to work at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), through the New York State Bar Association's Kenneth G. Standard Diversity Internship Program. Read More 10.05.11 IBL Panel Addresses Challenges Global Corporations Face in a Post Dodd-Frank Era On September 14, IBL Fellows and legal practitioners had the opportunity to hear from three distinguished panelists about the challenges global corporations face post Dodd-Frank at a Breakfast Roundtable hosted by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and the Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law. Read More 10.05.11 Brooklyn Law School Faculty Address Civil Liberty Violations Ten Years after 9/11 On September 15th, faculty, students, and members of the New York City legal community gathered to discuss the War on Terror's effect on civil liberties and the erosion of American democracy at a panel discussion entitled "Ten Years of 9/11." Read More 10.04.11 Professor Adam Kolber Defends Memory-Dampening Drugs in USA Today USA Today explores the ongoing debate over memory-dampening drugs, which proponents argue will help millions of people with post-traumatic stress disorders, including veterans and assault victims. Read More 10.04.11 Professor Derek Bambauer on Soft and Hard Censorship On Technology Liberation Front's weekly podcast, Professor Derek Bambauer discussed his article Orwell's Armchair, forthcoming in the University of Chicago Law Review. Read More 09.29.11 Professor Jonathan Askin on AT&T/T-Mobile Merger With the forthcoming merger of telecom giants AT&T and T-Mobile, Dish Network Corp. has been pressing the Federal Communications Commission to investigate whether the buyout would create threats to competition. Read More 09.29.11 Professor Susan Herman Interviewed on NY1 About Her New Book Professor Susan Herman was interviewed by NY1 to discuss her new book, Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of American Democracy. Read More 09.27.11 Professor David Reiss Discusses Disputes Between Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Wall Street in the National Law Journal The ongoing battle of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac against Wall Street banks continues as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) files 18 lawsuits against financial institutions that sold $200 billion worth of securities to the two mortgage giants. Read More 09.20.11 Professor Derek Bambauer Discusses "Good" Computer Hacking in CQ Researcher In a recent report, CQ Researcher explored how businesses and government security officials are beginning to hire "good" hackers, who may be able to counter attacks by cybercriminals. Read More 09.20.11 Professor Adam Kolber on Italian Earthquake Manslaughter Trial on LiveScience American geologists are closely watching the trial of six Italian scientists and one government official who have been charged with manslaughter for not warning the public enough about an impending earthquake in 2009 that killed over 300 people. Read More 09.18.11 Professor David Reiss Comments on CFPB in Crain's New York As the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) comes into effect, small business owners grow worried about how the new agency will influence business. Read More 09.16.11 New York Southern District Courts Enlist Brooklyn Law Students for Employment Discrimination Mediations In order to alleviate a growing number of mediations, the New York Southern District Courts have enlisted students from Brooklyn Law School, as well as New York Law School and Seton Hall Law School, to represent about 20 employment discrimination plaintiffs in court-referred mediations. Read More 09.15.11 Professor Joel Gora Presents at Cato Institute's Constitution Day Professor Joel Gora spoke at a panel for the Cato Institute's annual Constitution Day Symposium entitled, "Elections, Video Games, Scholarships: Another Big Year for the First Amendment." Read More 09.15.11 Professor Jonathan Askin on Google's "Patent Arsenal" Google continues to develop its "patent arsenal," acquiring over a thousand patents to maintain a competitive edge against other tech companies. Read More 09.14.11 Sean M. Ryan '92 Elected Assemblyman for New York's 144th District In a landslide special election, Sean M. Ryan '92 was chosen as the new assemblyman for New York state's 144th District in Buffalo. Read More 09.14.11 Ten Years Later, 9/11 Op-Ed by Professor Roberta Karmel in the New York Law Journal Still Rings True In 2001, one month after the 9/11 attacks, Professor Roberta Karmel commented on how the tragedy would affect Wall Street in an op-ed for the New York Law Journal. Read More 09.09.11 Professor Susan Herman Argues the "War on Terror" Erodes Democracy in Her New Book, Taking Liberties In Taking Liberties, Professor Susan Herman argues that the government's post-9/11 antiterrorist tactics, including provisions of the USA Patriot Act, have victimized innocent Americans and have the potential to harm many more. Read More 09.09.11 Professor David Reiss Discusses the History of Finance in a Westlaw Journal Op-Ed In an op-ed for the Westlaw Journal Expert Commentary Series, Professor David Reiss discusses the recent history of American finance, which he argues many politicians and Wall Street figures forget when negotiating policies. Read More 09.06.11 Professor David Reiss Quoted on GSEs in The New American In a recent article on the federal government's plan to help struggling homeowners, The New American discusses the problems with government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that privatize profits and socialize losses. Read More 07.17.11 Larry Silverstein '55 Profiled by Crain's New York Crain's New York recently interviewed Larry Silverstein '55, the developer overseeing the rebuilding the World Trade Center. Read More 07.15.11 Professor Lawrence Solan Cited by Courts The Don Forchelli Professor of Law Lawrence Solan's scholarship and research has been cited by three courts. Read More 07.14.11 Professor David Reiss Speaks to Business News Network on Ratings Agencies Professor David Reiss was a recent guest on Headline, on Canada's Business News Network. Read More 07.13.11 Professor Bradley Borden on Rising Unemployment in the Huffington Post In a recent article for the Huffington Post, Professor Bradley Borden explores the correlation between small government and rising unemployment. Read More 07.08.11 Professor Joel Gora on Citizens United at Center for Competitive Politics Professor Joel Gora, an academic advisor at the Center for Competitive Politics, discussed the controversial Supreme Court decision on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which allowed corporations to financially support political candidates. Read More 07.07.11 Professor Bradley Borden Discusses Jon Huntsman in Huffington Post Op-Ed In his regular column for the Huffington Post, Professor Bradley Borden discusses Jon Huntsman, a possible Republican presidential candidate who is a practicing Mormon. Read More 07.06.11 Professor Susan Herman Interviewed by Thought Economics Blog Thought Economics, a blog that publishes one on one interviews with the some of the most influential people around the world, spoke with Professor Susan Herman in a post on the leading experts on justice. Read More 07.01.11 Professor Derek Bambauer Profiled in The West Virginia Record The West Virginia Record recently profiled Professor Derek Bambauer, who once used the contract dispute of Rich Rodriguez as a teaching example for a Contracts course. Read More 07.01.11 Professor Gerald Shargel on the Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case in The Daily Beast In an op-ed for The Daily Beast, Professor Gerald Shargel outlines the events surrounding the sex-crime allegedly committed by director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Read More 07.01.11 Cody Carlson '13 Receives Advancement of Animal Law Scholarship Cody Carlson '13 was awarded the Animal Legal Defense Fund's (ALDF) Advancement of Animal Law Scholarship. Read More 07.01.11 Catherine Frizell '12 Awarded Education Pioneers Fellowship BLS congratulates Catherine Frizell '12 for her selection as an Education Pioneers Fellow for Summer 2011. Read More 07.01.11 Professor Jonathan Askin Discusses President Obama's Re-Election Campaign on ABC News In ABC News' coverage of President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, several experts are evaluating his progress to date compared to this point in 2007. Read More 06.30.11 The National Law Journal Features Op-Ed on Class Actions by Professor Robin Effron In a recent op-ed for The National Law Journal, Professor Robin Effron discussed the implications of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes, a class action suit involving 1.5 million female Wal-Mart employees who claimed salary discrimination. Read More 06.28.11 Professor Derek Bambauer Discusses International Internet Censorship In light of the social media-supported revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, experts, including executives at Google, are anticipating a rise in online censorship around the world. Read More 06.24.11 Professor Gerald Shargel on Tort Reform Documentary in Daily Beast Op-Ed In an op-ed for The Daily Beast, Professor Gerald Shargel reviews the new documentary Hot Coffee, about those who seek to reform tort policy. Read More 06.23.11 Professor Claire Kelly Publishes New Article on the Financial Crisis Professor Claire Kelly's new article, Financial Crisis and Civil Society (11 CHI. J. INT'L. L. 505 (2011)) is one of several in a series of articles that she has written about international organizations and financial and commercial law. Read More 06.21.11 Brooklyn Law School Launches Trade Secrets Institute Brooklyn Law School is pleased to announce the formation of the Trade Secrets Institute, an initiative of the Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law. Read More 06.20.11 Professor Jonathan Askin Discusses Impact of President Obama's Twitter in the Christian Science Monitor As Republican presidential hopefuls take more and more advantage of social media, President Obama's Twitter account has been posting messages signed "-BO" that are personally written by the president, as opposed to staffers. Read More 06.20.11 Brooklyn Law School Mourns the Loss of Professor Emeritus Jerry Leitner Professor Emeritus Jerry Leitner, a beloved colleague, teacher, and friend, died on June 17, 2011. Read More 06.16.11 Brooklyn Law School Announces New International Human Rights Fellows Brooklyn Law School recently announced the selection of four students as International Human Rights Fellows for the summer of 2011. Read More 06.16.11 Professor Roberta Karmel Discusses Investment Adviser SRO in the New York Law Journal In her New York Law Journal column "Securities Regulation," Professor Roberta Karmel discusses whether investment advisers might find incentives in forming an self-regulatory organizations (SRO). Read More 06.13.11 Professor Bradley Borden Discusses Raising Taxes on the Very Wealthy in the Huffington Post In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, Professor Bradley Borden explores the disconnect between arguments in Congress over taxes and the many offers of millionaires willing to pay higher taxes. Read More 06.11.11 Former Head of Ticketmaster Fredric D. Rosen '69 Profiled by The New York Times Former head of Ticketmaster, Fredric D. Rosen '69 was profiled by The New York Times for his newest business venture--cutting out sports and concert event middlemen, such as Ticketmaster. Read More 06.09.11 Professor Jonathan Askin's Huffington Post Op-Ed Discusses the Possible Effects of Too Much Media v. Hale Professor Jonathan Askin's recent op-ed in the Huffington Post explored the possible aftermath of Too Much Media v. Hale. Read More 06.08.11 Professor James Fanto on "Pre-Marketing" on Bloomberg Professor James Fanto commented to Bloomberg on the recent "pre-marketing" of Sino-Forest Corp. by Muddy Waters Research to various hedge funds. Read More 06.07.11 Lindsey A. Zahn '12 Wins Trandafir International Business Writing Competition Lindsey A. Zahn '12 has won the Trandafir International Business Writing Competition for her note, Australia Corked its Champagne and So Should We: Enforcing Stricter Protection for Semi-Generic Wines in the United States. Read More 06.07.11 Brooklyn Law School 2011 Commencement On June 6, Brooklyn Law School held its 110th commencement ceremony at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York. Read More 06.01.11 Professor Lisa Smith Defines Cyberstalking on Internet Evolution Professor Lisa Smith's definition of stalking was referenced in an Internet Evolution article that explored potential remedies for cyberstalking. Read More 05.31.11 Professor Bill Araiza on the Legality of Hipster Discrimination The Brooklyn Paper took a humorous look at several examples of apparent "hipster discrimination" that have occurred this year. Read More 05.27.11 Media Post Recommends Professor Jane Yakowitz's "The Tragedy of the Data Commons" Media Post blog "Behavioral Insider" praised Professor Jane Yakowitz's forthcoming article, "The Tragedy of the Data Commons." Read More 05.27.11 Professor Gerald Shargel Discusses Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the New York Times' Room for Debate Professor Gerald Shargel contributed to the New York Times' Room for Debate discussion on how international publicity will affect the trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former director of the International Monetary Fund who is accused of sexually assaulting a hotel worker. Read More 05.26.11 Professor Stacy Caplow Calls for New Lawyers to Assist Poor Immigrants in National Law Journal Op-ed In "What about an Immig-Corps?", an op-ed published in the National Law Journal, Professor Stacy Caplow discusses the dearth of lawyers for immigrants facing deportation. Read More 05.25.11 Business Law Panel Addresses Expert Networks Used by Hedge Funds With more than 40 student organizations at the Law School the range of student programming is broad. On any given day students are hosting academics and practitioners to discuss timely and relevant legal topics. Read More 05.23.11 Barry Salzberg '77 & Martin D. Singer '77 Profiled in The New York Times Brooklyn Law School has produced countless alumni who have found great success in their fields. Two accomplished members of the class of 1977 were featured in The New York Times Sunday Business edition. Read More 05.23.11 Professor Jane Yakowitz Discusses Theory of "Data Commons" in The Boston Globe Professor Jane Yakowitz discussed the concept of "data commons"—which she explores in her forthcoming Harvard Journal of Law & Technology article "Tragedy of Data Commons"—with the Boston Globe in a recent profile. Read More 05.19.11 Professor Derek Bambauer's "Conundrum" Praised on Jotwell Professor Derek Bambauer's article "Conundrum" was identified on Jotwell: The Journal of Things We Like (Lots) as one of the best works of recent scholarship in Cyberlaw. Read More 05.19.11 Professor Jonathan Askin Discusses the FCC's Revolving Door Policy Professor Jonathan Askin spoke with ColorLines.com about the most recent example of the FCC's apparent revolving door. Read More 05.19.11 NYSBA Awards President's Pro-Bono Service Award to BLS' Student Group CLARO On May 2, 2011 the New York State Bar Association presented its annual service awards at a Law Day luncheon to 20 recipients of its 2011 President's Pro Bono Service Awards. Read More 05.18.11 David Shapiro '12 Awarded Equal Justice America Fellowship for Second Consecutive Year For the second time in his Law School career, David A. Shapiro '12 has been awarded an Equal Justice America fellowship. Read More 05.18.11 Professor Lawrence Solan Publishes New Book: The Language of Statutes Brooklyn Law School is pleased to announce the recent publication of Professor Lawrence Solan's book, The Language of Statutes. The Language of Statutes: Laws and their Interpretation (University of Chicago Press) joins learning from law, linguistics, and cognitive science to illuminate the fundamental issues and problems in this highly contested area. In the book, Solan argues that statutory interpretation is alive, well, and not in need of the major overhaul that many have suggested. Rather, he suggests, the majority of people understand their rights and obligations most of the time. The difficulty, Solan explains, arises in cases where there is a gap between, on the one hand, our limited ability to write crisp yet flexible laws, and on the other, the ways in which our cognitive and linguistic faculties are structured. Read More 05.16.11 Ted Anastasiou '12 Nominated President of the National Democratic Law Students Council Ted Anastasiou '12 was recently elected president of the National Democratic Law Students Council (NDLSC), the umbrella organization for Democratic law students in the United States and the official law student arm of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Read More 05.16.11 Aimée Scala '13 Wins National Law Review Contest for Article on Copyright Law and Visual Arts Aimée Scala '13, a part-time student, has won the National Law Review (NLR) 2011 Student Legal Writing Contest for her article, "Notions of the Transformative in Law and the Visual Arts." Read More 05.16.11 Professor Joel Gora Testifies Against Obama's Executive Order Professor Joel Gora, a former ACLU attorney, contributed written testimony opposing President Obama's draft executive order concerning political spending disclosures by federal contractors. Read More 05.13.11 Professor Roberta Karmel Discusses Alleged SEC/Wall Street "Revolving Door" Professor Roberta Karmel spoke with CNBC about the allegation that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Wall Street firms have a mutually beneficial revolving door. Read More 05.11.11 SABANY Awards Two Fellowships to BLS Students Two Brooklyn Law Students-—Maweza Razzaq '13 and Riti Singh '12-—were awarded South Asian Bar Association of New York Fund (SABANY Fund) public interest fellowship grants. Read More 05.06.11 Coco Culhane '10 Awarded Equal Justice Works Fellowship Brooklyn Law School alumna Coco Culhane '10 has received the coveted Equal Justice Works Fellowship. Read More 05.04.11 Safe Harbor Project Victories The hard work of Safe Harbor Clinic students Mary Margaret Anderson '11, Nabilah Hossain '12, and Laura Zimmerman '11 paid off as their client's Non-immigrant Status Petition was granted. Read More 05.04.11 U.S. Circuit Judge Reena Raggi Joins Board of Trustees Brooklyn Law School announced the appointment of Judge Reena Raggi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to the Law School's Board of Trustees. Read More 05.02.11 Professor James Fanto Quoted in Wall Street Journal on Exchange-Traded Funds Professor James Fanto commented on complex and leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a recent Wall Street Journal article. Read More 04.28.11 ACLU and the Federalist Society Debate the Constitutionality of the Death Penalty On April 13, approximately 50 students and professors gathered to hear arguments from representatives of the BLS-ACLU and BLS Federalist Society student groups debate whether the death penalty violates the 8th Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. Read More 04.28.11 Brooklyn Law School Students Vote for "The Best of BLS" Students recently voted for the "Best of BLS," in an internal poll to celebrate their peers, faculty, and administrators of the Law School. The students voted for "the best" professor, administrator, student leader, student group, and staff member. Read More 04.28.11 Financial Market Experts Discuss "Snap Decisions" at 2011 Pomerantz Lecture On March 15, Brooklyn Law School hosted the 2011 Abraham L. Pomerantz Lecture to discuss securities regulation in the context of today's lightening-speed financial markets and the snap decisions they demand. Read More 04.28.11 21st Annual BLSPI Auction Raises Over $45K for Public Interest Initiatives In March, more than 400 students, alums, faculty, staff, and friends of the Law School gathered at the annual BLSPI auction, one of the Law School's most highly anticipated events, to raise over $45,000 for Brooklyn Law Student Public Interest (BLPSI) initiatives, including food, clothing, and blood drives, community service trips, and most importantly, the BLSPI Public Interest Law Fellowship Program. Read More 04.25.11 Legal Writing Professors Publish Books Essential to Their Field Dedicated to the profession of legal writing, Professors Elizabeth Fajans and Mary Falk have been writing and teaching both separately and in collaboration for over 25 years. Read More 04.21.11 Professor David Reiss on the Relationship Between Banks and Credit Rating Agencies Although economic reforms have criticized credit rating agencies for inaccurately grading financial products, many big banks are pushing to end federally backed systems that protect investors from these sometimes misleading credit ratings. Read More 04.20.11 Professor Jonathan Askin Discusses Social Media and the 2012 Election with The Christian Science Monitor In the four years since President Obama used email campaigns and Facebook to reach young voters and win the 2008 presidential election, politicians from the entire political spectrum have caught up by using numerous forms of social media to connect to their constituents. Read More 04.20.11 Investor Rights Clinic Wins Another Victory, Settles Client's Case Through direct negotiations with counsel for the nation's largest broker-dealer, the Investor Rights Clinic (IRC) student team of Bailey Somers '11 and Alexander Nguyen '12 was able to bring to settlement a client's case. The matter was scheduled for trial at FINRA in April, 2011. Read More 04.18.11 Professor Bradley Borden Discusses Taxes and the Middle Class in Huffington Post Op-Ed In "Budget Deals, Service Cuts, Tax Returns, and Pure Frustration," an op-ed for The Huffington Post, Professor Bradley Borden discusses the frustrations many middle class families feel toward the discrepancies in the taxes paid by people in different income brackets. Read More 04.18.11 2010-2011 Moot Court Honor Society Season Finishes with Gusto Brooklyn Law School's Moot Court Honor Society teams finished the 2010-2011 season with exceptionally strong finishes in national tournaments. 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Read More 02.24.11 Professor James Fanto Discusses Fiduciary Duty for Brokers on AdvisorOne Professor James Fanto was featured in a webcast on AdvisorOne to discuss the SEC's "Study on Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers." Read More 02.24.11 Professor James Fanto Discusses Reopened Facebook Case in LA Times Three years after winning $160 million, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are seeking to overturn their settlement from Facebook, alleging the company lied about its true value. Read More 02.23.11 Professor Bradley Borden on Tax Cuts and the Middle Class in The Huffington Post In a front page story for The Huffington Post politics section, Professor Bradley Borden explores how the primarily middle-class Tea Party may be fighting on an economic platform that is ultimately self-destructive. Read More 02.18.11 Professor Jonathan Askin Comments on Apple's Possible Antitrust Violations in The Huffington Post The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are beginning to look into the details surrounding Apple's new app subscription plan, which may violate antitrust laws. Professor Jonathan Askin spoke to The Huffington Post on the examination, which has not yet become a formal investigation. Read More 02.18.11 Asylum Granted on Appeal to UNHCR; Monumental Victory for BLS Students Each year, less than 1% of asylum appeals brought before the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) are granted. An Eritrean refugee represented by Brooklyn Law students Lindsay Ryder '10 and Stephanie Staal '10, was one of the lucky 1%. Read More 02.11.11 Professor James Fanto Discusses the SEC's "Study on Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers" Professor James Fanto was interviewed yesterday by Reuters, Wealth Manager Channel, Advisor One, Insurance Networking News and other outlets about the SEC's "Study on Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers," (The Fidciary Study) and the SEC's "Study on Enhancing Investment Adviser Examinations" (the SRO Study). Read More 02.11.11 Safe Harbor Victory for Bangladesh Refugee: Asylum in the U.S. The Safe Harbor Clinic is proud to announce that one of its clients, a political activist from Bangladesh who had been kidnapped, beaten and threatened with death unless he ceased his political activities, was granted asylum in February 2011. Read More 02.10.11 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Op-Ed by Professor David Reiss Featured on AOL News In an op-ed for AOL News, Professor David Reiss discusses the future of the failing mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Read More 02.09.11 Professor Ursula Bentele on Cop-Killer Retrial The U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn is seeking to re-try the case of Ronell Wilson, who was convicted of murdering two police officers in Staten Island in 2003. Read More 02.09.11 Professor Jason Mazzone Comments on MPAA Copyright Infringement Suit The Motion Picture Association of America is following the steps of recording companies by suing Hotfile, a digital film storage website, for copyright infringement. Read More 02.08.11 Professor Aaron Tweski Discusses Toyota's Innocence in Forbes With NASA and the U.S. Department of Transportation's revelation that Toyota vehicles did not have electrical flaws causing more car accidents, Professor Aaron Twerski says that plaintiff lawyers will have a much more difficult time suing the company. Read More 02.04.11 Brooklyn Law School Library Wordle Competition Fosters Innovative Approach to Accessing Legal Documents As part of its ongoing efforts to promote its resources to students and alumni, the Law School Library has created a fun way to raise awareness of important legal documents found in its collection. Read More 02.03.11 Professor Adam Kolber Referenced in Article on Prisoners' Rights In his Slate.com article, Christopher Beam explores the varied ways that prisoners experience punishment and incarceration. Read More 02.02.11 Professor Jonathan Askin and BLIP Profiled in The Huffington Post In a recent profile, the Huffington Post spoke with Professor Jonathan Askin about the extensive work done by the Brooklyn Law Incubator and Policy (BLIP) Clinic in the tech world. Read More 02.01.11 Brooklyn Law Review Author is Awarded Acclaimed Sutherland Prize The Brooklyn Law School is proud to announce that the Sutherland Prize was awarded to Professor Emily Kadens for her article, "The Puzzle of Judicial Education: The Case of Chief Justice William de Grey," 75 Brooklyn Law Review 143 (2009). Read More 02.01.11 Brooklyn Law School Offers New Exchange Program in Argentina Brooklyn Law School is pleased to announce a new addition to our semester abroad programs. Students fluent in Spanish are eligible to study law in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT) School of Law beginning in the Fall 2011 semester. Read More 01.29.11 Professor Gerald Shargel on Arizona Shooter Jared Loughner in The Daily Beast In his most recent column for The Daily Beast blog, Professor Gerald Shargel explores the strength of Arizona shooter Jared Loughner's expected insanity plea. Read More 01.28.11 Professor Jonathan Askin Discusses UK Arrests of Anonymous Group Members The group Anonymous released an open letter to the British government, condemning the arrests of five of its members and the United Kingdom's involvement with taking down Wikileaks. Read More 01.28.11 National Jurist Ranks Brooklyn Law School Among Top Schools for Public Service Law The January 2011 issue of the National Jurist, a magazine for law students, ranked Brooklyn Law School second in New York State for public service law and 17th in the country. Read More 01.27.11 Professor Rebecca Kysar Cited on C-SPAN An article by Professor Rebecca Kysar was mentioned by Harvard Professor Larry Lessig whose presentation was aired on C-SPAN. The discussion on ethics and politics cited "The Sun Also Rises: the Political Economy of Sunset Provisions in the Tax Code," which was published by the Georgia Law Review in 2006. Read More 01.27.11 The law school is operating on a two-hour delay. 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It dawned on me, as I was looking at the pricey antique toilets and vanities at DEA Bath, that I have a plethora of antique bathroom items, they're just the wrong style. I wouldn't call these trash by any stretch of the imagination, but you know the saying, One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure.
I own three complete toilets from the 20s, 30s, and 40s, plus another tank and lid from the 20s. All are very desirable and fetch a commanding price when they are cleaned up. I also own a 1920s bathroom sink and a very early brass toilet flapper out of an old high tank toilet. This is all in addition to the clawfoot tub and oak high tank that I already plan to use in the downstairs bathroom.
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If it goes well, this could give me a lot of store credit. DEA Bath is a little south of Sacramento. I could load up the car with all the supplies and make it a one day round trip. I haven't heard back from them yet, so, fingers crossed. Click this link here to see crude pictures of my inventory.

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Posted 17 September 2003 - 05:21 PM
When you post an article here from another Web site or publication please know that you are reprinting someone else's copyrighted work (probably without their knowledge or permission).
Please do not post articles in their entirety here. Please follow this etiquette when posting an article:
Post the headline, the source, the author, dateline if applicable, and the first paragraph of the article only. After the first paragraph you can put a link to where the reader can read the rest of the article on the Web site that paid to publish the work. It is also perfectly acceptable to just publish your own synopsis and a link.
Please follow this guideline moving forward. Authors and publishers deserve to protect their own property. This guideline still let's you share articles of interest while giving credit and visitor traffic where it is due.
Below is an example of how it would look for an already published Ghostvillage.com article:
September 6, 2003
The Ghosts and Legends of Juneau's Alaskan Hotel
By Jeff Belanger
"We followed the gulch down from the summit of the mountain into the basin... it was a beautiful sight to see the large pieces of quartz spangled over with gold," Richard Harris said on October 3, 1880. On that fateful day, Joe Juneau and Richard Harris, along with their Tlingit Indian guide, found gold in Silver Bow Basin in a stream they called Gold Creek. This event was the start of a nationwide gold rush to this largely untapped section of the world. Over the years, many people came to the wilds of Alaska searching for this precious metal. Having been there myself, I can tell you there's ghosts in those hills and towns, too.
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This is basically a moderator's request. Since Ghostvillage has an international membership, when you are posting about a particular paranormal television show (or dvd sets of the same), please indicate in your original post as to what station/time/country.
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Then you can go into your views or request for the views of other members or any questions/comments/rants.
(And yes, there really WAS a show on Space called Girly Ghost Busters. And yes, it was as cringe worthy as the title suggests)
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Cutting Teeth in the Medical Device Business
A lot of people talk about "cutting their teeth" in a certain business as a way of referring to how they have learned a skill or trade from the ground up.For Marc Stipo, president of High Point Precision Products Inc. in Sussex, N.J., this expression has a slightly more literal meaning.
A lot of people talk about "cutting their teeth" in a certain business as a way of referring to how they have learned a skill or trade from the ground up.
For Marc Stipo, president of High Point Precision Products Inc. in Sussex, N.J., this expression has a slightly more literal meaning. In honing his company's offerings for the medical device arena including for dental, orthopaedic implant and surgical instrumentations applications, Mr. Stipo has literally cut into cadaver teeth as well as cow bones he's gotten from a local butcher to help his customers understand how well the parts he is making for them perform.
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"We bring a lot of unique knowledge to the table," Mr. Stipo says, explaining how his company helps provide its customers with unique, money saving solutions for producing their medical devices. "Recently, we were making some prototype surgical tooling. After getting the prints and making some parts, we spoke to the engineer designing the parts. I said to him 'Why don't we develop the cutting tool here? We can go to the butcher and get some bone to mimic the surgical process you are trying to achieve and refine the part right here in our shop.'"
It's this combination of unique knowledge and old fashioned customer service that has helped this 15-man company grow out of Mark's father's basement in Northern New Jersey to a leading job shop serving the medical device market. While High Point Precision Products isn't the biggest player in medical device manufacturing, it does seek to rely on cutting edge machine tool and CAD/CAM technology to provide unique, cost effective part manufacturing solutions.
To this point, the company employs seven multi-axis, CNC Swiss-type lathes including a variety of Citizen L, K and M series models, a Star SA and two Haas vertical machining centers. In order to be competitive and provide its customers with fast turnaround and the shortest possible lead times on complex medical devices, High Point programs all of the machines with Delcam's PartMaker CAM software.
"In today's medical device industry, engineers are using CAD to the fullest of its capabilities, which means part geometries are getting more complicated," Mr. Stipo says. "As a result, there have been countless jobs we wouldn't have been able to produce without PartMaker."
Mills are Cars, Swiss Machines are Houses
From a machine tool perspective, High Point Precision Products' mix of machines leans heavily toward complex Swiss-type lathes, although it has ample milling capability. The CNC mills in use at High Point range in cost from $50,000 to $60,000 where as the Swiss machines generally cost between $250,000 to $300,000 each. As such, the Swiss machines have a much higher opportunity cost of capital, so it is paramount that they be kept up and running as much as possible, no matter the lot size.
To help outsiders better understand the cost of investing in Swiss machines versus mills, Mr. Stipo draws an analogy between cars and houses.
"The price point of buying a typical milling machine between $50,000 and $60,000 with 5 to 7 years to pay it off is like buying a car. That doesn't seem so bad," Mr. Stipo says. "When you buy a CNC Swiss-type lathe between $250,000 and $300,000, that's like buying a house and paying it off in 5 to 7 years. As a result, Swiss machines have to be able to produce at a high hourly rate to justify their cost."
According to Mr. Stipo, the best way to achieve this is to make technically demanding, complex parts, which is exactly where PartMaker software helps. PartMaker helps High Point program more complex parts. The software allows the company to program faster and in a more automated fashion, which in turn, leads to fewer errors on the shop floor. Getting the programming of a part right the first time, even for the company's complex array of Swiss machines, leads to faster setup times and shorter leadtimes for its customers.
"We don't get paid while we're setting up or even running our machine. We get paid when the parts are done and shipped to the customer," Mr. Stipo explains. "Being a contract manufacturer isn't like being a building contractor where you get paid as jobs move along to completion; you only get paid after the job has been done successfully, so we need to make sure to get jobs turned around as fast as possible."
Bigger isn't Always Better
Although High Point is a rather small shop, they are able to compete with much larger outfits on the basis of the skill of their staff and the sophistication of their technology. As Mr. Stipo sees it, even in very large machining organizations, there might only be three of four individuals who really have an in-depth knowledge of part processing. According to Mr. Stipo, what this leads to is a situation where knowledge becomes defuse across an organization, and these individuals become spread very thin.
Focusing the unique talents of a small group on a customer's problems keeps High Point a step ahead. It allows Mr. Stipo and his team to come up with practical cost saving ideas, like testing on animal bones for surgical tools or cadaver teeth for dental implants.
Being smaller also enhances the need for diversification among the customer base. Having a CAM system that allows for the quick programming and turnaround of parts allows the company to satisfy a diverse customer base across a relatively small number of machines without running into capacity problems.
Complex Machines, Complex Programming
The Swiss machines in use at the shop have upwards of 11 programmable axes, a level of complexity that must all be taken into account by their CAM system. Delcam's PartMaker manages this complexity through the application of two unique technologies for automating the programming of multi-axis Swiss type lathes. These technologies include the "Divide and Conquer" programming approach for programming parts with a number of turned and milled features. With all the advanced milling High Point is doing on its medical parts, the ability to program the various milling functionality of its Swiss machines is critical. The second technology in PartMaker that Mr. Stipo's firm is able to take advantage of is the software Visual Synchronization approach, which allows a simultaneous machining process to be synchronized quickly and easily.
"PartMaker allows you to quickly see where you have excess spindle waiting time so we can make sure our part cycle times are optimized before sending a program to the machine," Mr. Stipo says. "Having the ability to run 'What If' scenarios offline saves machine time and assures our customers the best possible price for their products."
Prototyping for Success
High Point does business with a number of smaller, start-up medical device manufacturers. Mr. Stipo finds that such customers are receptive to the sort of experience and counsel that his company has to offer. By taking a hands-on approach with these customers, Stipo is able to reduce their product development cycle from months to weeks by moving some of the interative work involved in prototyping and product development out of the lab and onto his shop floor. All testing occurs in an area sequestered from the shop floor such that there is no possible risk of contagion with the production floor.
"We've actually done tests on customers' parts on our shop floor and presented the information about which part designs perform the best," Mr. Stipo explains.
"To design a part on a computer, then to have us make it, then to try it out in an R&D lab can be very time consuming. When you are at the machine, making these changes can just be a couple of key strokes, or a quick change in PartMaker. The reality for our customers is that they're not making any money unless they have product out on the market. Working collaboratively with them like this can also make the machining easier and bring their costs down even further."
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With a unique part program software suite onboard a powerful CNC, one shop has found it's producing more and better parts much faster on a recently acquired turning center.
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Dr. Richard Kanner will speak on air pollution in Utah, its health effects, and what we can do to improve our air quality. Dr. Kanner specializes in pulmonary function and rehabilitation, and in advance lung disease. He is a professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and has research interests in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and the harmful effects of fine particles on lung health.
Everyone is welcome!
- Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
- Time: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
- Where: Hope Fox Eccles Health Library
The Health Library is located just off the lobby in University Hospital


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Kings-Blackhawks series is one for the agesby Shawn P. Roarke / Chicago Blackhawks
LOS ANGELES -- All around Jonathan Toews, people were losing their minds, overwhelmed by the moment before them late in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final on Friday.
Staples Center had been rocking as loud as it ever had for hockey for the past 30 minutes as one of the most spellbinding periods played out before the fans who jammed every nook and cranny of the building. The wall of sound cascading down upon the playing surface regularly drowned out whistles and sometimes even the PA system.
What was Toews, the Chicago Blackhawks' captain, doing? Trying to stop from giggling, it seems.
"I think there was about a minute left and I think there was a stoppage in play and I almost started laughing," Toews said, explaining he was looking at teammate Patrick Kane at the time and marveling at the impact Kane had on the game. Kane set up the tying goal by defenseman Duncan Keith and scored the game-winner during a 4:41 span in the third period of a 4-3 victory.
Toews' team held a one-goal lead and was hanging on for dear life against a Los Angeles Kings team which not too long ago held a 3-1 stranglehold on the series. Toews knew he would have to win a couple of big faceoffs to help his team survive and force a Game 7 in a series for the ages. But Toews couldn't help but reflect on what had transpired in the game's first 59 minutes, and the sheer wonder of it all forced him to stifle a laugh.
It's understandable. It's hard not to at least smile, if not break out into a chuckle, while considering the wonderment that has unfolded in the first six games of this series.
These teams, the past two Stanley Cup champions, have been almost indistinguishable in their greatness.
After Chicago won the first game, the Kings staked a claim at being the greatest with three straight wins, but the Blackhawks took those shots and answered with a two-game counterattack, setting up a winner-take-all game Sunday at United Center (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, RDS).
"This is the 'Wow' factor in this series, especially the last two games," said Joel Quenneville, the Chicago coach. "We've have two competitive teams that have experience, have experienced players, experience in the situation.
"You know, it's been amazing. I mean, as good as it gets."
On this night, the two teams battered each other over and over again. They exchanged the lead three times. The third period was almost as good as the first overtime from two nights earlier, a 20-minute stretch that Quenneville, a hockey lifer, said was one of the best overtimes he has ever experienced.
"It was kind of an emotional roller coaster," Chicago center Ben Smith said. He was speaking about Game 6, but could have just as easily been thinking about the series as a whole.
The ups and downs in this series have made it theater of the highest order.
The superstars have been super.
Nobody has been better in this series than Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, who showed his brilliance again Friday by scoring the goal that made it 2-2 and setting up the go-ahead goal less than three minutes later. He was answered by Kane, who has been the best player across the past 72 hours and has two goals and seven points in the two elimination games.
"There were some great plays in the third period by a lot of great players," Los Angeles coach Darryl Sutter said. "Kane made a couple. Keith made one. Drew made a couple. You know, their goalie [Corey Crawford] made some big saves."
Ah, the goalies.
They have been good and bad, sometimes in the same game. Crawford started like a Conn Smythe candidate in Game 1, but was merely mortal in each of the next three games. His counterpart, Jonathan Quick, has made some spectacular saves in each game -- but has also given up some spectacularly bad goals.
The role players have had moments as well.
Michal Handzus, at age 37, found an unexpected burst of speed and scored in the second overtime Wednesday to keep Chicago's season alive. Dwight King gave the Kings a first-period lead Friday. Smith gave Chicago its first lead in the second period, flubbing a shot but then banking the puck off the back of Quick's skates and into the net.
The coaches have never stopped pushing buttons from the opening faceoff of Game 1 until the final whistle Friday. Quenneville has changed his personnel and jumbled his lines. His decision to put Kane with Brandon Saad and Andrew Shaw in Game 5 looks inspired. Sutter has made adjustments, both minor and major, to counter many of the things the Blackhawks normally do well. He has rendered tame their potent power play for long stretches and has found weaknesses in a penalty kill that had dominated Chicago's first two opponents this spring.
It all culminates in what every hockey fan covets: a winner-take-all Game 7 that will be played in the United Center, which will be a madhouse of epic proportions.
Thirty-eight players, some good, some great, will take the ice and try to be the difference-maker, trying to propel their team to greater glory and a place in the Stanley Cup Final against the New York Rangers.
For Chicago, it is a chance to try to defend the crown that has rested so comfortably on their head all year. For Los Angeles, it is the chance to be the first team in League history to win three Game 7s -- all on the road, no less -- to reach the championship round.
"Hey, it's been a great series," Sutter said. "Now it comes down to one game."
It will be one last game to savor, an appropriate exclamation point to a series that has been among the best ever played in the rich postseason history of the National Hockey League.


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Proposed shooting range in sights of Alvin city officials
Alvin officials believe a proposed municipal shooting range at the former city landfill could provide an economic boom.
"Because of the type of facility this would be, our consultant tells us we could be drawing from a population in the Houston area of 4 million potential patrons. This can also be a huge corporate draw. The city can certainly make money on it," said Alvin City Manager Terry Lucas.
The city hired Jacksonville, Florida-based C. Vargas & Associates to develop a master plan to construct a shooting range at the former city landfill on County Road 38 approximately 5 miles west of the Alvin city limits. The area encompasses 150 acres and is surrounded by a chain-link fence. The city is looking at buying an additional, adjacent 60 acres.
The range proposal is the brainchild of Councilman Scott Reed.
He said potential range amenities include a clubhouse, educational training facility, pavilion, pro shop and eatery.
In addition, he said the site could have multiple lakes, a large hill which is the existing landfill cell, 600-, 200- and 100-yard rifle ranges and 50- and 25-yard public pistol ranges. Multiples bays would be available for competition pistol shooting as well as a single-action shooting area with Old West façade.
Rounding out the amenities would be a police tactical area for training multiple police departments, a skeet and trap field, a five-stand international bunker trap, several sporting clay fields and 90-meter and 3-D archery fields.
The city is waiting for Vargas & Associates study results to determine what is feasible. Lucas said he expects to have the plan back within 60 days.
Reed has been working for many years with youths in programs such as Future Farmers of America and 4-H. He has been a shotgun shooting instructor for 4-H for eight years and a FFA shotgun adviser for three.
"I was raised with guns and was taught early about gun safety and I believe everyone should learn what a gun can do, regardless of whether a person intends to own guns or not," Reed said. He added that, knowing the popularity of shooting sports he thought the former landfill would be a perfect area to build a shooting complex.
Reed persuaded his peers to commit $20,000 to a feasibility study last year. Subsequent to that, council voted Dec. 6 to authorize $28,500 to hire Vargas & Associates to develop a conceptual master plan.
At the outset Reed formed a community committee to consult on the project.
Lucas said he can't speculate on the total costs for the project until Vargas & Associates completes the master plan, but as noted, he is extremely confident this will be a money-making venture for the city, regardless if the cost is $1 million or $20 million to build the shooting range.
"Councilman Reed and I have visited three shooting ranges in the area. All the shooting ranges have waiting lists, one with as many as 1,000 to 1,500 people. It's my understanding that all shooting ranges in the Houston area have waiting lists," Lucas said.
In a prepared statement provided to council, Reed wrote, "The shooting complex will provide a much needed public outdoor recreation facility and a training site for hunter education students, interested sportsmen and women, sanctioned amateur teams and law enforcement personnel. Public shooting ranges are necessary to fulfill the purposes of Section 62.014, Texas statutes, regarding hunter education programs."
Reed said the site would serve all of Brazoria County and no other public facilities now offer the proposed recreational opportunities.
Lucas said the city is also investigating the possibility of acquiring Olympic Committee certification for the site, since there is not a suitable training site in the area.
"Being Olympic certified would be a big asset to the city because it would give us national exposure. It will be a place for Olympians to train and also serve as a youth development center for future Olympians," Reed said.